List of works - Petros Lymberakis

A European Concern? Genetic Structure and Expansion of Golden Jackals (Canis aureus) in Europe and the Caucasus ⬇️

scientific article

A phylogenomic resolution for the taxonomy of Aegean green lizards ⬇️

scientific article published in 2019

A re-analysis of the molecular phylogeny of Lacertidae with currently available data

scientific article

A reinvestigation of phylogeny and divergence times of the Ablepharus kitaibelii species complex (Sauria, Scincidae) based on mtDNA and nuDNA genes.

scientific article

A review of phylogeographic analyses of animal taxa from the Aegean and surrounding regions

scientific article published in 2014

A sisters’ story: comparative phylogeography and taxonomy ofHierophis viridiflavusandH. gemonensis(Serpentes, Colubridae)

scientific article published in 2015

Alien Freshwater Turtles in Greece: Citizen Science Reveals the Hydra-Headed Issue of the Pet Turtle Trade

scientific article published in 2023

Ancient DNA forces reconsideration of evolutionary history of Mediterranean pygmy elephantids

scientific article

Combining immunological and molecular data to assess phylogenetic relations of some Greek Podarcis species

scientific article

Comparative mitochondrial phylogeography of water frogs (Ranidae: Pelophylax spp.) from the southwestern Balkans

scientific article published in 2023

Complete mitochondrial genome of the endemic legless lizard Anguis cephallonica Werner, 1894 and its comparison with mitogenome of Anguis fragilis Linnaeus, 1758 ⬇️

scientific article published in January 2016

Complex estimates of evolutionary relationships in Tarentola mauritanica (Reptilia: Gekkonidae) derived from mitochondrial DNA sequences

scientific article published on March 2004

Conquering the Sahara and Arabian deserts: systematics and biogeography of Stenodactylus geckos (Reptilia: Gekkonidae)

scientific article (publication date: 31 December 2012)

Conservation phylogeography: does historical diversity contribute to regional vulnerability in European tree frogs (Hyla arborea)?

scientific article

Conservation status of the world's skinks (Scincidae): Taxonomic and geographic patterns in extinction risk

scientific article published on 20 April 2021

Corrigendum to "Multigene phylogeny, phylogeography and population structure of Podarcis cretensis species group in south Balkans" [Mol. Phylogenet. Evol. 138 (2019) 193-204]

scientific article published on 08 August 2020

Cryptic diversity among Western Palearctic tree frogs: postglacial range expansion, range limits, and secondary contacts of three European tree frog lineages (Hyla arborea group).

scientific article

Cryptic diversity and molecular systematics of the Aegean Ophiomorus skinks (Reptilia: Squamata), with the description of a new species ⬇️

scholarly article by Panagiotis Kornilios et al published 24 January 2018 in Journal of Zoological Systematics and Evolutionary Research

Cryptic diversity and unexpected evolutionary patterns in the meadow lizard,Darevskia praticola(Eversmann, 1834)

scientific article published in 2016

Cutting the Gordian Knot: Phylogenetic and ecological diversification of the Mesalina brevirostris species complex (Squamata, Lacertidae)

scholarly article by Jiří Šmíd et al published 24 July 2017 in Zoologica Scripta

Effects of Fruit Toxins on Intestinal and Microbial β-Glucosidase Activities of Seed-Predating and Seed-Dispersing Rodents (Acomys spp.).

scientific article published on 17 February 2016

Erratum to: Origin and introduction history of the least weasel (Mustela nivalis) on Mediterranean and Atlantic islands inferred from genetic data

scholarly article published in Biological Invasions

Evolutionary stability of sex chromosomes in snakes

scientific article

First assessment on the molecular phylogeny of Anatololacerta (Squamata, Lacertidae) distributed in Southern Anatolia: insights from mtDNA and nDNA markers

scientific article published on 9 December 2014

Genome‐wide markers untangle the green‐lizard radiation in the Aegean Sea and support a rare biogeographical pattern ⬇️

Genomic and mitochondrial evidence of ancient isolations and extreme introgression in the four-lined snake

scientific article published on 19 April 2019

Glacial allopatry vs. postglacial parapatry and peripatry: the case of hedgehogs

scientific article

Hidden diversity in the Podarcis tauricus (Sauria, Lacertidae) species subgroup in the light of multilocus phylogeny and species delimitation.

scientific article

Impacts of the synthetic androgen Trenbolone on gonad differentiation and development - comparisons between three deeply diverged anuran families

scientific article published on 03 July 2019

Impaired gonadal and somatic development corroborate vulnerability differences to the synthetic estrogen ethinylestradiol among deeply diverged anuran lineages

scientific article

Insularity affects head morphology, bite force and diet in a Mediterranean lizard

article by Kostas Sagonas et al published 30 April 2014 in Biological Journal of the Linnean Society

It remains a mammoth DNA fragment. A reply to Binladen et al. (2006) and Orlando et al. (2006)

scientific article (publication date: 22 February 2007)

Landscape Connectivity Limits the Predicted Impact of Fungal Pathogen Invasion

scientific article published on 03 October 2020

Little evidence for switches to environmental sex determination and turnover of sex chromosomes in lacertid lizards.

scientific article

Mapping land cover gradients through analysis of hyper-temporal NDVI imagery

Massive transoceanic gene flow in a freshwater turtle (Testudines: Geoemydidae:Mauremys rivulata)

article

Molecular phylogenetics and historical biogeography of the west-palearctic common toads (Bufo bufo species complex).

scientific article

Molecular phylogeny and historical biogeography of the Anatolian lizard Apathya (Squamata, Lacertidae).

scientific article

Molecular systematics and historical biogeography of the green lizards (Lacerta) in Greece: insights from mitochondrial and nuclear DNA.

scientific article

Multigene phylogeny, phylogeography and population structure of Podarcis cretensis species group in south Balkans

scientific article published on 23 May 2019

Multilocus phylogeny and coalescent species delimitation in Kotschy's gecko, Mediodactylus kotschyi: hidden diversity and cryptic species

scientific article published on 16 March 2018

NA2RE is reliable but aims for improvement: an answer to Vamberger and Fritz (2018)

Neogene climatic oscillations shape the biogeography and evolutionary history of the Eurasian blindsnake ⬇️

scientific article published on December 13, 2011

Origin and introduction history of the least weasel (Mustela nivalis) on Mediterranean and Atlantic islands inferred from genetic data

article by Mónica Rodrigues et al published 4 October 2016 in Biological Invasions

Origin and taxonomy of the fossil elephants of the island of Crete (Greece): problems and perspectives

scientific article published in 2002

Phenology of Opiliones on an altitudinal gradient on Lefka Ori Mountains, Crete, Greece

scientific article published in 2009

Phylogenetic position, origin and biogeography of Palearctic and Socotran blind-snakes (Serpentes: Typhlopidae) ⬇️

scientific article published on March 21, 2013

Phylogeography of Aegean green toads (Bufo viridis subgroup): continental hybrid swarm vs. insular diversification with discovery of a new island endemic

scientific article published on 2 May 2018

Phylogeography of a cryptic speciation continuum in Eurasian spadefoot toads (Pelobates)

scientific article published on 28 June 2019

Physiological and behavioural effects of fruit toxins on seed-predating versus seed-dispersing congeneric rodents.

scientific article

Radically different phylogeographies and patterns of genetic variation in two European brown frogs, genus Rana

scientific article published on 28 April 2013

Resolving complex phylogeographic patterns in the Balkan Peninsula using closely related wall-lizard species as a model system.

scientific article published on 21 March 2018

Sex chromosome conservation, DMRT1 phylogeny and gonad morphology in diploid Palearctic green toads (Bufo viridis subgroup).

scientific article published on January 2014

Sex reversal assessments reveal different vulnerability to endocrine disruption between deeply diverged anuran lineages

scientific article

Slow worm, Anguis fragilis (Reptilia: Anguidae) as a species complex: Genetic structure reveals deep divergences

scientific article

Species list of the European herpetofauna – 2020 update by the Taxonomic Committee of the Societas Europaea Herpetologica

scientific article published on 12 June 2020

Tail shedding in island lizards [Lacertidae, Reptilia]: decline of antipredator defenses in relaxed predation environments

scientific article published on 2 February 2009

Taxonomic reassessment of Blanus strauchi (Bedriaga, 1884) (Squamata: Amphisbaenia: Blanidae), with the description of a new species from south-east Anatolia (Turkey)

scientific article (publication date: 13 May 2014)

Taxonomic status and origin of the Egyptian weasel (Mustela subpalmata) inferred from mitochondrial DNA.

scientific article

The Natura 2000 network and the ranges of threatened species in Greece

scientific article published on 13 February 2021

The castaway: characteristic islet features affect the ecology of the most isolated European lizard ⬇️

scientific article published on 30 December 2016

The conservation status of the world’s reptiles

article

The distribution and biogeography of slow worms (Anguis, Squamata) across the Western Palearctic, with an emphasis on secondary contact zones

scientific article published in 2021

The evolutionary history of two lizards (Squamata: Lacertidae) is linked to the geological development of Iran

scientific article published in September 2017

The particularities of a remote islet shape the thermoregulatory profile of an endemic Mediterranean lizard

scientific article

The type specimens ofLaudakia stellio(Linnaeus) (Reptilia: Agamidae) and its subspecies

scientific article published on 12 June 2006

Timeframe of speciation inferred from secondary contact zones in the European tree frog radiation (Hyla arborea group)

scientific article

Unexpected hybridization patterns in Near Eastern terrapins (Mauremys caspica,M. rivulata) indicate ancient gene flow across the Fertile Crescent ⬇️

scientific article published in 2016

Updated distribution and biogeography of amphibians and reptiles of Europe

scholarly article by Neftalí Sillero et al published 1 January 2014 in Amphibia-Reptilia

Vision-Based Decision-Making Methodology for Riparian Forest Restoration and Flood Protection Using Nature-Based Solutions

scientific article

Whole mitochondrial genomes unveil the impact of domestication on goat matrilineal variability

scientific article

List of works by Petros Lymberakis

A European Concern? Genetic Structure and Expansion of Golden Jackals (Canis aureus) in Europe and the Caucasus ⬇️

A phylogenomic resolution for the taxonomy of Aegean green lizards ⬇️

A re-analysis of the molecular phylogeny of Lacertidae with currently available data

A reinvestigation of phylogeny and divergence times of the Ablepharus kitaibelii species complex (Sauria, Scincidae) based on mtDNA and nuDNA genes.

A review of phylogeographic analyses of animal taxa from the Aegean and surrounding regions

A sisters’ story: comparative phylogeography and taxonomy ofHierophis viridiflavusandH. gemonensis(Serpentes, Colubridae)

Alien Freshwater Turtles in Greece: Citizen Science Reveals the Hydra-Headed Issue of the Pet Turtle Trade

Ancient DNA forces reconsideration of evolutionary history of Mediterranean pygmy elephantids

Combining immunological and molecular data to assess phylogenetic relations of some Greek Podarcis species

Comparative mitochondrial phylogeography of water frogs (Ranidae: Pelophylax spp.) from the southwestern Balkans

Complete mitochondrial genome of the endemic legless lizard Anguis cephallonica Werner, 1894 and its comparison with mitogenome of Anguis fragilis Linnaeus, 1758 ⬇️

Complex estimates of evolutionary relationships in Tarentola mauritanica (Reptilia: Gekkonidae) derived from mitochondrial DNA sequences

Conquering the Sahara and Arabian deserts: systematics and biogeography of Stenodactylus geckos (Reptilia: Gekkonidae)

Conservation phylogeography: does historical diversity contribute to regional vulnerability in European tree frogs (Hyla arborea)?

Conservation status of the world's skinks (Scincidae): Taxonomic and geographic patterns in extinction risk

Corrigendum to "Multigene phylogeny, phylogeography and population structure of Podarcis cretensis species group in south Balkans" [Mol. Phylogenet. Evol. 138 (2019) 193-204]

Cryptic diversity among Western Palearctic tree frogs: postglacial range expansion, range limits, and secondary contacts of three European tree frog lineages (Hyla arborea group).

Cryptic diversity and molecular systematics of the Aegean Ophiomorus skinks (Reptilia: Squamata), with the description of a new species ⬇️

Cryptic diversity and unexpected evolutionary patterns in the meadow lizard,Darevskia praticola(Eversmann, 1834)

Cutting the Gordian Knot: Phylogenetic and ecological diversification of the Mesalina brevirostris species complex (Squamata, Lacertidae)

Effects of Fruit Toxins on Intestinal and Microbial β-Glucosidase Activities of Seed-Predating and Seed-Dispersing Rodents (Acomys spp.).

Erratum to: Origin and introduction history of the least weasel (Mustela nivalis) on Mediterranean and Atlantic islands inferred from genetic data

Evolutionary stability of sex chromosomes in snakes

First assessment on the molecular phylogeny of Anatololacerta (Squamata, Lacertidae) distributed in Southern Anatolia: insights from mtDNA and nDNA markers

Genome‐wide markers untangle the green‐lizard radiation in the Aegean Sea and support a rare biogeographical pattern ⬇️

Genomic and mitochondrial evidence of ancient isolations and extreme introgression in the four-lined snake

Glacial allopatry vs. postglacial parapatry and peripatry: the case of hedgehogs

Hidden diversity in the Podarcis tauricus (Sauria, Lacertidae) species subgroup in the light of multilocus phylogeny and species delimitation.

Impacts of the synthetic androgen Trenbolone on gonad differentiation and development - comparisons between three deeply diverged anuran families

Impaired gonadal and somatic development corroborate vulnerability differences to the synthetic estrogen ethinylestradiol among deeply diverged anuran lineages

Insularity affects head morphology, bite force and diet in a Mediterranean lizard

It remains a mammoth DNA fragment. A reply to Binladen et al. (2006) and Orlando et al. (2006)

Landscape Connectivity Limits the Predicted Impact of Fungal Pathogen Invasion

Little evidence for switches to environmental sex determination and turnover of sex chromosomes in lacertid lizards.

Mapping land cover gradients through analysis of hyper-temporal NDVI imagery

Massive transoceanic gene flow in a freshwater turtle (Testudines: Geoemydidae:Mauremys rivulata)

Molecular phylogenetics and historical biogeography of the west-palearctic common toads (Bufo bufo species complex).

Molecular phylogeny and historical biogeography of the Anatolian lizard Apathya (Squamata, Lacertidae).

Molecular systematics and historical biogeography of the green lizards (Lacerta) in Greece: insights from mitochondrial and nuclear DNA.

Multigene phylogeny, phylogeography and population structure of Podarcis cretensis species group in south Balkans

Multilocus phylogeny and coalescent species delimitation in Kotschy's gecko, Mediodactylus kotschyi: hidden diversity and cryptic species

NA2RE is reliable but aims for improvement: an answer to Vamberger and Fritz (2018)

Neogene climatic oscillations shape the biogeography and evolutionary history of the Eurasian blindsnake ⬇️

Origin and introduction history of the least weasel (Mustela nivalis) on Mediterranean and Atlantic islands inferred from genetic data

Origin and taxonomy of the fossil elephants of the island of Crete (Greece): problems and perspectives

Phenology of Opiliones on an altitudinal gradient on Lefka Ori Mountains, Crete, Greece

Phylogenetic position, origin and biogeography of Palearctic and Socotran blind-snakes (Serpentes: Typhlopidae) ⬇️

Phylogeography of Aegean green toads (Bufo viridis subgroup): continental hybrid swarm vs. insular diversification with discovery of a new island endemic

Phylogeography of a cryptic speciation continuum in Eurasian spadefoot toads (Pelobates)

Physiological and behavioural effects of fruit toxins on seed-predating versus seed-dispersing congeneric rodents.

Radically different phylogeographies and patterns of genetic variation in two European brown frogs, genus Rana

Resolving complex phylogeographic patterns in the Balkan Peninsula using closely related wall-lizard species as a model system.

Sex chromosome conservation, DMRT1 phylogeny and gonad morphology in diploid Palearctic green toads (Bufo viridis subgroup).

Sex reversal assessments reveal different vulnerability to endocrine disruption between deeply diverged anuran lineages

Slow worm, Anguis fragilis (Reptilia: Anguidae) as a species complex: Genetic structure reveals deep divergences

Species list of the European herpetofauna – 2020 update by the Taxonomic Committee of the Societas Europaea Herpetologica

Tail shedding in island lizards [Lacertidae, Reptilia]: decline of antipredator defenses in relaxed predation environments

Taxonomic reassessment of Blanus strauchi (Bedriaga, 1884) (Squamata: Amphisbaenia: Blanidae), with the description of a new species from south-east Anatolia (Turkey)

Taxonomic status and origin of the Egyptian weasel (Mustela subpalmata) inferred from mitochondrial DNA.

The Natura 2000 network and the ranges of threatened species in Greece

The castaway: characteristic islet features affect the ecology of the most isolated European lizard ⬇️

The conservation status of the world’s reptiles

The distribution and biogeography of slow worms (Anguis, Squamata) across the Western Palearctic, with an emphasis on secondary contact zones

The evolutionary history of two lizards (Squamata: Lacertidae) is linked to the geological development of Iran

The particularities of a remote islet shape the thermoregulatory profile of an endemic Mediterranean lizard

The type specimens ofLaudakia stellio(Linnaeus) (Reptilia: Agamidae) and its subspecies

Timeframe of speciation inferred from secondary contact zones in the European tree frog radiation (Hyla arborea group)

Unexpected hybridization patterns in Near Eastern terrapins (Mauremys caspica,M. rivulata) indicate ancient gene flow across the Fertile Crescent ⬇️

Updated distribution and biogeography of amphibians and reptiles of Europe

Vision-Based Decision-Making Methodology for Riparian Forest Restoration and Flood Protection Using Nature-Based Solutions

Whole mitochondrial genomes unveil the impact of domestication on goat matrilineal variability